Simplify the expression.

Question

4x − 3(2 + 7x)
(1 point)
Responses

−17x − 6
−17x − 6

3x − 6
3x − 6

x + 16
x + 16

11x−6

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \(4x − 3(2 + 7x)\), we will first distribute the \(-3\) to the terms inside the parentheses:

\[ 4x - 3(2) - 3(7x) = 4x - 6 - 21x \]

Now, combine the like terms:

\[ 4x - 21x - 6 = -17x - 6 \]

Therefore, the simplified expression is:

\(-17x - 6\)

So the correct answer is:

−17x − 6